Di and Viv and Rose
Every story starts somewhere.
Aged 18, three women join forces. Life is fun. Living is intense. Together they feel unassailable. Crackling with wisdom and wit, Di and Viv and Rose is a humorous and thoughtful exploration of friendship's impact on life and life's impact on friendship.
David Eldridge It’s the early hours of the morning and Danny’s the last straggler at Laura’s party. The flat’s in a mess. And so are they. One more drink? David Eldridge's sharp and astute two-hander takes an intimate look at the first fragile moments of risking your heart and taking a chance. This tender and funny play received its world premiere at the National's Dorfman Theatre in October 2017 before transferring to the West End. UK February 2021 • US February 2021 • 102 pages PB 9781350146174 • £10.99 / $14.95 ePub 9781350146198 • £9.89 / $12.31 ePdf 9781350146181 • £9.89 / $12.31 Series: Modern Classics • Methuen Drama World English
Disgraced Ayad Akhtar
New York. Today. Corporate lawyer Amir Kapoor is happy, in love, and about to land the biggest career promotion of his life. But beneath the veneer, success has come at a price. When Amir and his artist wife, Emily, host an intimate dinner party at their Upper East Side apartment, what starts out as a friendly conversation soon escalates into something far more damaging. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 2013, Disgraced took US audiences by storm in a sold out run in New York before transferring to the Bush Theatre in London in 2013. UK February 2021 • 104 pages PB 9781350146488 • £10.99 ePub 9781350146501 • £9.89 ePdf 9781350146495 • £9.89 Series: Modern Classics • Methuen Drama World All Languages (excluding Canada/USA)
Amelia Bullmore
Di and Viv and Rose charts the steady but sometimes chaotic progression of these three women's lives and their ultimately enduring bonds. The varied journeys of their lives take their toll on the characters, forcing them apart and stretching their relationships with each other to a near breaking point. UK February 2021 • US February 2021 • 120 pages PB 9781350146136 • £10.99 / $14.95 ePub 9781350146150 • £9.89 / $12.31 ePdf 9781350146143 • £9.89 / $12.31 Series: Modern Classics • Methuen Drama World English
I and You
Lauren Gunderson Housebound because of illness, Caroline hasn’t been to school in months. Confined to her room, she has only Instagram and Facebook for company. That is until classmate Anthony bursts in – uninvited and armed with waffle fries, a scruffy copy of Walt Whitman’s poetry and a school project due the next day… Caroline is unimpressed all around. But an unlikely friendship develops and a seemingly mundane piece of homework starts to reveal the pair’s hopes and dreams - as well as a deep and mysterious bond that connects them even further. UK February 2021 • US February 2021 • 104 pages PB 9781350146228 • £10.99 / $14.95 ePub 9781350146242 • £9.89 / $12.31 ePdf 9781350146235 • £9.89 / $12.31 Series: Modern Classics • Methuen Drama World English
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Noises Off
A modern story of custody battles, sexual identity and gender politics, framed around the ancient myth of Demeter and her daughter Persephone.
Michael Frayn's irresistible, multi-award-winning backstage farce Noises Off, enjoyed by millions of people worldwide since it premiered in 1982, has been hailed as one of the greatest British comedies ever written.
Sarah Daniels
Claire is a history teacher at a local school where two teenage girls have come out. Their principal, Bea Grimble, is none too impressed, and aims to have them expelled. Claire, who had been hiding the fact that she is homosexual, speaks up on behalf of the girls: this in spite of the fact that she is fighting her ex-husband Lawrence for custody of their daughter, the precocious and happy Poppy. UK February 2021 • US February 2021 • 96 pages PB 9781350184893 • £10.99 / $14.95 ePub 9781350184909 • £9.89 / $12.31 ePdf 9781350184916 • £9.89 / $12.31 Series: Modern Classics • Methuen Drama World English
D R A M A & P E R F O R M A N C E S T U D I E S - Modern Classics
Beginning
Michael Frayn
Winner of both Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Comedy, this celebrated play-within-a-play serves up a riotous double bill of comedic craft and dramatic skill. Hurtling along at breakneck speed it follows the backstage antics of a touring theatre company as they stumble through the dress-rehearsal at Weston-super-Mare, then on to a disastrous matinee at Ashton-underLyne, followed by a total meltdown in Stockton-on-Tees. UK February 2021 • US February 2021 • 176 pages PB 9781350184855 • £10.99 / $14.95 ePub 9781350184862 • £9.89 / $12.31 ePdf 9781350184879 • £9.89 / $12.31 Series: Modern Classics • Methuen Drama World English
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